Mother-offspring conflict in captive plains zebra (Equus burchellii): Suckling bout duration
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Mother-offspring conflict in captive plains zebra (Equus burchellii): Suckling bout duration
Original language description
Short suckling bout duration could be taken as an indicator of shortage of milk and lack of maternal care, and could therefore be used to test the parent-offspring conflict hypothesis. We examined suckling bout duration of 20 plains zebra foals, at the Dvůr Králové Zoo, and collected data on suckling events during 19 months of observation. As expected, suckling bout duration decreased with increasing age of the foal. The suckling bouts differed in duration when terminated by the foal, mother or any other adult mare (foal > mother > herdmate). Thus, bouts terminated by the mother should indicate that demands of the foal were not satisfied. Finally, we found that suckling bout duration was shorter in pregnant mothers than in non-pregnant ones, suggestinghigher mother-offspring conflict when the mother was pregnant. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the importance of the termination of suckling bouts and the mother's pregnancy when interpreting suckling bout duration of equids.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GP523%2F08%2FP313" target="_blank" >GP523/08/P313: Intraspecific and interspecific characteristics of suckling behaviour in captive equids</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)
Others
Publication year
2010
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
ISSN
0168-1591
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Volume of the periodical
122
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2-4
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
6
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UT code for WoS article
000274765100008
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